Jimmy Tarbuck once joked that The Titanic and McMenemy had one thing in common: neither should have left Southampton. After two years of terrible results and falling attendances at Sunderland, McMenemy probably agreed

Stoke City are currently bottom of the Premier League, but older fans will remember their awful 1984-85 season, when they played 42 games, won three, lost 31, picked up 17 points, conceded 91 goals and were relegated in March

Ray Wilkins’ belief that ‘England shouldn’t lose to any of the home countries’ summed up how the visitors felt about their trip to Wrexham in 1984. They regretted that arrogance when Mark Hughes headed in the winner for Wales

Aberdeen are in fine form and sit one point behind league leaders Celtic in the Scottish Premiership. This could become a memorable season for the club but it is unlikely to match 1983-84, when they won three trophies under Alex Ferguson

Malcolm Allison’s alleged failure to pay for the services of a hypnotist came back to haunt him in the FA Cup third round in 1980, when his team of expensive imports were humbled by a hardworking Halifax side at their muddy ground

Christy O’Connor Jr, who has died aged 67, entered Ryder Cup folklore in 1989 when his two-iron approach on the 18th at The Belfry helped Europe earn a 14-14 draw and retain the trophy. But his route to that shot was not always smooth

Aston Villa’s awful first half of the season has brought back a few unwanted memories for supporters old enough to recall 1986-87, a campaign in which the club were relegated only five years after becoming European champions

Thepchaiya Un-Nooh missed the final pot of what should have been a 147 break at the UK Championship this week. Willie Thorne, who is commentating at York, experienced similar heartache at the event 30 years ago against Steve Davis

Midway through the 1983-84 season Everton fans were either avoiding Goodison Park or turning up to demand their manager’s resignation. By the end of the season they were Cup winners and Howard Kendall’s run of success had begun

The concept of a global rugby union competition makes perfect sense in 2015 but the proponents of the first Rugby World Cup went through a long and arduous journey to convince the naysayers that it would befit and improve the sport

Hearts went into the final day of the 1985-86 season as clear favourites to win the Premier Division. They hadn’t lost in 27 matches and only needed to draw with Dundee to secure their first league title in 26 years. But Albert Kidd’s two goals won the match for Dundee on a day that is still celebrated every year by Hibs fans

The reigning champion had not enjoyed a great season in 1988-89 but he showed his true class at the Crucible, where he beat Stephen Hendry and John Parrott on his way to winning snooker’s greatest prize for the sixth time

Dundee United are playing Celtic four times in three competitions this month but that’s nothing compared to the 1986-87 season, when they played 70 games, beat Barcelona twice, reached the Uefa Cup and Scottish Cup finals, but won nothing

India won their first Cricket World Cup in 1983 and Australia emulated their achievement in 1987. Here we look back at some of the players who excelled at the tournaments, including Duncan Fletcher, Viv Richards and Graham Gooch

The Wales players had to face the ignominy of a Probables v Possibles selection match before the 1983 Five Nations but England, who were the bookies’ favourites, ended the tournament with no victories and one big wooden spoon

The Australian Open has transformed in the last three decades. Back in 1984 the tournament was played on grass at the old Kooyong Stadium and featured wooden racquets, a British former champion and a very angry Pat Cash

Sport Network: Mercedes team-mates Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg are both striving to win the world drivers’ championship on Sunday but their contest is unlikely to be as close as the battle fought by McLaren racers Niki Lauda and Alain Prost in the 1984 season

Featuring Glenn Keeley’s 37-minute career at Everton, Tony Adams wearing his shorts back to front, Willie Garner’s two own goals, Tony Coton’s penalty save in his first minute and the goalkeeper who scored in his first match for Aberdeen